Chapman, who has three young children, returned to the England team earlier in 2015.

"I want to go out there to start, I wouldn't want to go to be a squad player," said Chapman. "Why would I leave my children to go out there and be a squad player?

"I'm a player that goes out there and gives everything I've got. If that's not good enough then that's not good enough.

"I'll be fighting for a starting XI place."

Sampson said of Chapman's inclusion: "She has a lot demons she wants to put right, a lot of things that she felt could have gone better. I'm confident she will certainly do that this summer because she has had a great season for her club and will go into this tournament in a real good place physically and psychologically."

Welshman Sampson, 32, has also selected Birmingham midfielder Jo Potter, who has already made a return to the side after a seven-year omission. Arsenal striker Lianne Sanderson will travel after a fall-out with Powell led to her stopping playing for England in 2010.

England manager Mark Sampson on BBC Radio 5 Live

"It is tough to leave people out. The toughest thing I have had to do in my career is to contact those who missed out, because it has been a real group effort to get to this point. The competition for places has been fierce but we feel we have a strong group who can challenge in Canada. The players are fiercely ambitious and want to go as far as we can. Together we are a strong unit and will be difficult to play against. We are confident but we need to be focussed."